"Anong problema mo?" irita kong sabi.
Eversince this morning, he's been wearing a grumpy face. Galit parin siya sakin pero hindi ko naman alam kung bakit. He didn't even explain to me why he's angry. Kung anong kinagagalitan niya. Sa pagkakaalam ko wala naman akong ginawa kahapon.
Nandito kami sa hapag kainan. Hindi niya ako kinakausap pero iyong mukha niya parang mananapak na. Hinubad niya rin ang eyeglasses niya at ipinatong sa lamesa.
"We'll be going to school together starting from now on." sabi niya.
I was taken a back by what he said. Kunot noo ko siyang tinignan. Bakit naman? Ano bang ginawa ko?
"Matanong nga kita. What did I really do yesterday to made you act this way?" tanong ko.
He clenched his jaw and shook his head. Bakit parang ang laki ng problema niya? Ni hindi ko nga alam kung anong ginawa ko kahapon! Is it because of those male students who wants to sit in our class? Pero wala namang unusual na nangyari pagkatapos kong sagutin ang isa sa kanila.
Nagsimula siyang kumain at hindi ako sinagot. Mas lalo akong nainis at naguluhan sa kaniya. We both ate in silence.
Pagkatapos naming kumain ay tumungo kami sa sasakyan. Ang driver ang naghatid sa amin at hindi si mom. Pumasok kaming dalawa nang hindi nagsasalita, hindi naman bago sa amin ito na hindi nag-uusap pero iba ngayon. He's frank and says things that he dislikes directly pero ngayon wala siyang sinasabi sakin. He's quite and that makes me more curious.
I was about to go out but he stopped me.
"Wait—don't go out." sabi niya nang hindi tumitingin sakin.
Nakatingin siya sa labas ng bintana na parang bang may tinitignan. I looked outside to see kung ano ang tinitignan niya and saw Sid with a guy. They're both talking. She smiled at the guy and nodded. I wonder what they're talking about. Kaano ano niya si Sid?
Kilala ba ni Oliver si Sid? O iyong lalaki ang kilala niya?
"Do you know them?" tanong ko.
He caressed his temple.
"That's your friend, right?" tanong niya.
I talked to him about Sid pero hindi ako nagpakita ng picture sa kaniya. He doesn't want to know and he doesn't care. So how did he know about her?
Tumango lang ako.
"Don't trust her too much." bigla niyang sabi.
What did he just say? My forehead creased.
He gasped.
"I'm just saying. People nowadays aren't trustworthy."
Napailing ako sa sinabi niya. That mind of his. Hindi mo talaga malalaman kung anong nasa isip niya. His actions and words are spontaneous.
"Pertaining to yourself?" inirapan ko siya at lumabas na ng sasakyan.
The guy who talked to Sid glanced at me. I saw that he whispered something pero hindi ko makita kung ano ang reaksyon niya dahil natabunan ito sa likod niya. After that, the guy left.
Sid smiled when she looked at me. Kinawayan niya ako at tumakbo papalapit sa akin.
I don't know why but I felt uncomfortable.
She clung into my arms just like the usual. Ngumiti ako at inignora ang naramdaman ko kanina. Well, there are times naman talaga na maaawkward ka even if you're very close.
"After the exam ay Quiz Bee na diba?" tanong ni Sid.
I nodded.
Naglalakad kami ngayon sa hallway. I almost forgot about the event dahil itinulog ko nalang iyong away namin kahapon ni Oliver and forgot about it. Next week padin naman at matagal tagal pa.
